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198 TREATY WITH THE CHEROKEES. 1819. Ch. Hicks, Gideon Morgan, Jr. J no. Ross, Cabbin Smith, Lewis Ross, Sleeping Rabbit, John Martin, Small Wood, James Brown, John Walker, Geo. Lowry, Currohee Dick. Wrrnssszs, Return J. Meigs, C. Vandeventer, Elias Earle, John Lowry. To the Indian names are subjoined marks. List if persons rtirred to in the 3d article of the annexed Treaty. Richard Walker, within the chartered John Brown, do. Tennessee. limits of North Carolina. Elizabeth Lowry, do. do. Yonah, alias Big Bear, do. George Lowry, do. do. John Martin, do. Georgia. John Benge, do. do. Peter Lincb, do. do. Mrs. Eliz. Peck, do. do. Daniel Davis, do. do. John Walker, Sr. do. do. George Parris, do. do. John Walker, Jr. (unmarried,) do. do. Walter S. Adair, do. do. Richard Taylor, do. do. Thomas Wilson, do. Alab. Ter. John Melntosh, do. do. Richard Riley, do. do. James Starr, do. do. James Riley, do. do. Samuel Parks, do. do. Edward Gunter, do. do. The Old Bark, (ofChota) do. do. Robert McLemore, do. Tenn. No. of reservees within the limits of John Baldridge, do. do. North Carolina, 2 Lewis Ross, do. do. Georgia, 5 Fox Taylor, do. do. Alabama Terr. 4 Rd. Timberlake, do. do. Tennessee, 20 David Fields, (to include his mill,) do. do. .. James Brown, (to include his field by the Total No. of reservees, 31 long pond,) do. do. I ·- William Brown, do. do. I hereby cert.ify,that I am, either personally, or by information on which I can rely, acquainted with the persons before named, all of whom I believe to be persons of industry, and capable of managing their property with discretion; and who have, with few exceptions, long resided on the tracts reserved, and made considerable improve. ments thereon. RETURN J. MEIGS, Agent in the Cherokee nation. (Cory.) Cherokee Agency, Ihghwassee Garrison. March 8, mm WVe, the undersigned Chiefs and Councillors of the Chcrokees in full council assembled, do hereby give, grant, and make over unto Nicholas Byers and David Russell, who are agents in behalf of the states of Tennessee and Georgia, full power and authority to establish a Turnpike Company, to be composed of them, the said Nicholas and David, Arthur Henly, John Lowry, Atto. and one other person, by them to be hereafter named, in behalf of the state of Georgia; and the above named persons are authorized to nominate five proper and tit persons, natives of the Cherokees, who, together with the white men aforesaid, are to constitute the company; which said company, when thus established, are hereby fully authorized by us, to lay out and open a road from the most suitable point on the Tennessee River, to be directed the nearest and best way to the highest point of navigation on the Tugolo River; which said road, when opened and established, shall continue and remain a free and publick highway, unrnolested by us, to the interest and benefit of the said company, and their successors, for the full term of twenty years, yet to come, after the same may be open and compleat; after which time, said road, with all its advantages, shall be surrendered up, and reverted in, the said Cherokee nation. And the said company shall have leave, and are hereby authorized, to erect their publick stands, or